The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-07-09
RELIGIOUS.
IN - -ln asII-eaaauesl.

ia the raco of lie il doesn't take
very long tor poverty 10 overtake
iazinesa
let no one dare to seek the comfort
Of tie Holy Spirit who cherishes some
secret sin.
Great occasions of serving God pre- !
sent themselves seldom, bnt little ones
fregneally.
Sin passes the soul like smallpox
over lovely face. leaving II hideous
alexander Smith.
Paul was happier on his chain of
iron Than King Agrippain bis cliainof
gold. 7soasas Adams,
Things are snllen and wall be as they
are, whatever We think them or wish
them 70 be- Caaag0rth.
We complain that orr life is short,
and yet we throw away much Of il, and
are wcary Of many Of its paris.
He whose only claim 10 the title
gentleman is in his clothes, must
necessarily be careful as to what ho
wears.
No one ought 10 enjoy what is TOO
good for him; be ought to make him
self worthy Of It, and rise TO its level.
Goethe.
Those who, without knowing as,
think Or speak evil Of us, do no harm;
tits not rs they attack, but the phan-
tom Of their imagination.
in The morning think what yon have
to do, for which ask Gods blessing ;at
night what yon have done, for which
yon must ask Gods pardon.
Ii appearsto Be 40 established truth
that an ounce Of keep-yonr-mouth-shut
is better than aponnd Of explanations.
Shoe and Leather Reporter.
When John's messengers came TO
Jesus 10 ask for the credentials of his
messiahship, orr Lord gave as the
browning proof Of his mission that ssthe
poor hage The gospel preached unto
them" f
An assured hope is not like amonn-
tain torrent, but like stream flowing
from living fountain, and often 50
quietly that it is scarcely visible but
for the yerdnre of its banks.-sDr.
Spring.
Egery fancy that we would substi-
tnte for q reality, is, if we saw Alright,
and saw the whole, not only false, bnt
every way less beautiful and excellent
than that which we sacrifice to it,
Sterling, ..
1 Liquor dealers are losing their
sleep these nights. They see q hand
writing on the wall their coming
doom, % the daily papers chronicle
the steady step and majestic swing of
the hosts of reform as they COON from
victory to victory 10 final triumph at
last.
The outlook of The chnrch is always
bright to those who are themselves
bright; its failing power and losing
efficiency are in the imaginations of
such as refuse to see the opposite.
Real faith, unclouded by any kind of
norbldness, gets world of help from
the promises of constant increase
Uaitea Presbyterian
On the day when the prohibition
contest was TO be decided in Atlanta,
somebody said to Dr. Hawthorne, 81
fear they are going to beat u.s." DIR.
Hawthorne said: SIN that church
+ over there two hundred women have
been praying since sunrise, and will
eontinue Rnlii the sun goes down. We
are going 10 succeed" And they did.
- Central Baptist
Worldly friendship produces a great
pFofusi0n Of endearing words, passion
/, ate expressions, with admiration of
beauty, behavior, and other sensual
qualities. Holy friendship, on the con
J trary, speaks plain aud sincere Ian
, guage, ard commends nothing bnt
1 qiriaoand the grace Of God. the only
: Foundation on which il subsisls.-Ds
! Sales.
Boys, do not forget 10 take of
your hats when yon enter the house.
gentlemen never forget to take of
their hats in the presence Of ladies
|, and if You always take yours off when
your mother and the girls are by, you
will not forget yourself when there is
4 gnest in the parlor Habit is strong,
and yon will always find that the
easiest way to make sure of doing
right on all occasions is to get into
? the habit Of doing right. Good man
ners cannot be put on at a moments
warning.
The sin to which the Holy Ghost
tesliiies is all orr own; it is the unbe-
! lief which refuses grace and rejects a
Savior; the righteousness to which
the Holy Ghoat bears witness is the
righteousness of Christ which the
Father acknowledges and enthrones.
When, through grace, we are eongin-
eed Of both, nnbelief ceases and We
submit ourselves 10 the righteousness
Of God. Thus "Christ is the end of
the law fer righteousness TO every one
hAfAb DSt4SFetn. kAeouls ~ = ]s--T4tte'
n Siaelair Patterson.
"A good story is told Of a colored
church ID The South, the pastor Of
which was noted for bis higb.hown
style in the use Of words. On GER
tain occaieiona white minister preach
cdina plain and direct style adapted to
bis audience. After the sermon there
was season Of exhortalion and
prayer During this an Old negro
thanked ibe Lord for iheYarions bless
ings of Sabbath Sanctuary, and add
ed, 1--WE thank Thee that to-day We
have been fed from low crib.' y
That slow crib IS good, and many a
minister would do we'll 90 think Of it,
AEr. SparQeon once smoke IF ministers